Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-21
NEW YORK STYLES.
What the Leaders OF American FAshfOE
VIII Wear During the Coming Months.

What the Leaders OF American F4shfon
VIII Wear During the Coming Months.
Among the minor details of evening
dress are dainty ribbons that tie around
the neck. The ribbon is moderately
wide, and. as rule, is fastened to q
foundation of stiff net, which prevents
its wrinkling. The bow at the back Is
compact, and the ends but little longer
than the short loops. This bow Is
made up, as it is called, not tied each
time the ribbon is worn Black rib
bon velvet, studded with single dia-
mond ornament, or its likeness, Rhine
stone, looks very chic, and serves adj
mirably to set off, by force of contrast,
a good complexion. When the ends OF
the ribbon are not short, curiously
enough, they are very long, reaching
always below the waist; but when this
style is chosen narrow ribbon only is
worn.
Velvet polonaises, simply silk-lined,
and not wadded. thus fitting the figure
very closely, will be very fashionably
worn for several months to come.
Black velvet will be the favored fabric,
with very superb jet trimmings for the
bodice portions. The skirts are left
unadorned. One of the leading models
for these over garments, is the Polish,
shape with long panel like fronts and
short coat or dolman back as may be
preferred. Velvets of bronze, dark
green, heliotrope, and many dark fruit
shades are made into these handsome
garments. and the skirts worn beneath
are usually of a handsome striped
goods in satin and velvet, the latter
stripe matching in shade that of the
overdress.
Very few of the new costumes in
gray are combined with colors, unless
it be the very costly and elegant dim
ner and visiting gowns of gray faille
or gross-grain, trimmed with Roman
striped fabrics in Lyons satin and vel
vet. Here and there are seen tailor
suits frightened with dash of ruby
or dahlia velvet, but although either
of these colors harmonizes with, and
looks effective against gray, they are
not considered in quite as good taste
as an entire gray costume trimmed
either with feather bands. steel pas
sementeries, or applique-work in
fine silk-cord designs which so
closely resemble elegant embroideries
in their effects. For instance.
a petticoat of gray corduroy, or made
up with fine French cashmere of the
same shade, this forming deep kits; or,
a nuns gray velvet and Ottoman silk
dress, trimmed with steel beaded en-
broidery, with bonnet of the silk, the
coronet-front decorated with the bead
ing and the bonnet trimmed with gray
tips and a pale blue or pink aigrette.
There is an unusually elegant and
varied display of jetted vests, plastrons,
collarettes and antique fraises this sea-
son. A Broadway importer of rare
fancy goods displays an attractive case
of novelties in neck dressings as a
specially, and included in the list
are Venetian plastrons in V-shape,
densely covered with row upon row
of glittering jet pendants. the drops
headed here and there by large jet
stars. At the top is wide jetted col
lar. edged with diamond-cut beads.
Scarf ends of jetted net, added to deep
turnover Charles TX. collars richly
beaded are also shown. More ex-
pensive styles are made up over founda-
tions of pale pink, lilac, or bright red
satin. There are also solid jet Jokes
and gauntlet cuffs to match, made of
the finest cut jet these to be added to
plainly-made gowns of costly black
satin or velvet. Trimmings in this
style are extremely rich and effective,
but economy has no lot nor part in
these aforementioned garnitures. IN ?.
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